reclaiming my time, do you not think that rule XI with the sanctions enforcement has been utilized such that lawyers are mindful of the existence of that rule and have avoided bringing frivolous litigation to court, and are you not also…

How do you arrive at that objectively? I heard you say a moment ago it was based on what the jury ultimately decides as to whether or not there was ultimate merit. Do you not contemplate excellent litigants being on the defense side or…

the problem we have is making law by anecdote. As I have listened to the various speakers talk about rather extreme situations, each of those situations may very well have facts that are not put before us at a given time. For example, if…

It did begin in Florida. The judge in Miami that originated the program is still presiding in it and has had hundreds of success stories. What is remarkable is that they show a 90-percent success rate, and then in terms of recidivism, it…

let me put two or three additional questions. Is there any provision, perhaps the gentleman from Florida [Mr. McCollum] might join in, that would allow for the addition of Federal judges? And I notice in the litany that was offered of…

I join with my chorus of colleagues who come here advocating against an increase in interest rates in this country. But more importantly, I come today, to inform the House of a new scientific breakthrough that could mean relief for…

I would like to say to the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania that I, too, join him in congratulating the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Fields] for he and his wife having a son, but I would urge the gentleman from Pennsylvania to…

I rise today to express my support for the McCloskey/Bonior/Gilman/Hoyer amendment to lift the arms embargo on Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 2-year-long embargo has done little toward ending either the war or the atrocities committed against…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in vigorous opposition to the amendment. Mr. Chairman, for years most Members of this body worked to eradicate the racist apartheid government of South Africa. With the recent democratically-held elections we have seen…

I rise today to welcome to Washington Prime Minister Rao of India. I look forward to attending the joint session which he will address tomorrow and to sharing with him my interest in closer relations between our two countries. India, the…